"The paranoid autarchy of North Korea, even with Kim Il Sung gone, is
just as unlikely to tolerate dissenting views."
Jeff Trimble, U.S. diplomacy and the Bobby Hall story, U.S. News & World
Report, Jan 9, 1995.

"The fascist authorities, anticipating the Duce's involvement in a
European war, embarked on a strict policy of autarchy, designed to make
the empire as far as possible, self-sufficient. Horse-drawn garries, or
carts, were for example introduced as a substitute for cars making use
of petrol."
Richard Pankhurst, A History Of Early Twentieth Century Ethiopia,
The Addis Tribune (Ethiopia), Feb 28,1997.

This week's theme: words about government, politics, and elections.

X-Bonus

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect
them in others. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)